20:03 Newbury

Thursday 24 July 2025

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Country And Town House Handicap

Off time: 20:04 | Winning time: 2m 7.99s

(6)

Lightning Touch⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian| OR: 71

2/1

Lightly-raced filly who has shown promise in all three starts. Fifth of 6 in novice race at Salisbury (17/2) 70 days ago after a long absence, travelled fluently before weakening approaching final 1f. Makes handicap debut with plenty of potential.

Form: 44/5

(5)

Shady Bay^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽³⁾| T: T Ward| OR: 68| D

11/4

Has shown good form, including a second at Windsor in May. First of 8 in 10f handicap at Nottingham (5/2) 19 days ago, winning by 5 lengths after being well suited by a strong pace. Should continue to be effective at this trip.

Form: 842551

(1)

Mighty Quiet^t⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: D Egan| T: Harry Charlton| OR: 68| D

7/1

Won a Bath handicap on soft ground last October but disappointed in both runs this year, finishing eighth of 9 in a handicap at Beverley (10/1) 57 days ago. May need softer ground to recapture winning form.

Form: 7991-88

(4)

Drumstick^h¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: R Havlin| T: J Gallagher| OR: 65

11/1

Good 2nd of 10 in handicap at Kempton (5/2) 15 days ago, clear of the rest when using positive tactics. Step up to 10f on turf raises questions.

Form: 3-93062

(8)

Premier⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Charles Bishop| T: W Greatrex| OR: 71

7/2

Has shown improvement over 10f with two third-place finishes, most recently third of 9 in handicap at Sandown (20/1) 41 days ago when led early but couldn't quicken late. Seems well suited by this trip and front-running tactics.

Form: 591-533

(3)

Showyoutheropes^v²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rob Hornby| T: Tom Clover| OR: 68

8/1

Lightly-raced three-year-old still seeking a first win after 5 career starts. Third of 8 in a 10f handicap at Yarmouth (14/1) 21 days ago when fitted with a visor, made good headway under 3f out, chased the leader and kept on. The visor and step up in trip seem to suit, so could have more to offer in similar conditions.

Form: 06703

Non-Runners

(2)

Finn Russell³⁷

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: Ian Williams J: Ryan Kavanagh

(7)

Pivotal Days²⁹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: E Walker J: George Downing

Forecasts

Lightning Touch (2/1), Shady Bay (11/4), Finn Russell (3/1), Premier (7/2), Mighty Quiet (7/1), Showyoutheropes (8/1), Drumstick (11/1), Pivotal Days (14/1)

LIGHTNING TOUCH has shown plenty of promise in her limited starts and makes her handicap debut with untapped potential after shaping well on her belated return. Shady Bay was mightily impressive when bolting up at Nottingham recently, while Showyoutheropes has responded well to the step up in trip and application of a visor.